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Originally Posted by Matt Reeeeead
FWIW, when the Flames did this with Smid a few years back, they got their day 1 roster as close to the cap ceiling as possible so that when they put Smid on LTIR they maximized the amount of space they could utilize in season....
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I think Smid was making 3.5M. The cap, for example let's say, was 70M.
They wanted to get to 70M, let's say they got to 69.9M. Now they put Smid on the LTIR and they can exceed the cap and could go to 73.4M. Sure, they wouldn't be banking while Smid was on the LTIR, but you still want the most cap available. And, if there was a reason for them to drop below 70M, some trade for example, they would start banking again while still having the option to get back to 73.4M.
There's no reason to use LTIR if you aren't exceeding or expecting to exceed the cap. If you are using LTIR, you want to be as close to the cap as possible when you put a player on it.